Reconciliation of flow rate measurements in the presence of solid particles

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The reconciliation of flow rates of fluids entraining and reacting with solid particles is considered in this article. It is shown that, in case the amount of solid particles is not high, the reconciliation problem can be addressed formally as a rectification that includes additional components and solved using the techniques proposed by earlier research [Crowe, C. M., Garcia Campos, Y. A, Hrymak, A. AIChE J. 1983, 29, 881-888]. Furthermore, it is shown that the introduction of the interaction law between the fluid and the solid phase can improve the overall reliability of the reconciliation procedure.

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